NURS 4210 Assignment Rubric Week 3 Windshield Survey/Community Assessment – Week 3 Day 7 Assignment: Topic: The topic I originally chose was Drug Seekers and Drug abuse in the Inland Empire. Conduct a windshield survey in a section of your community as viewed through the eyes of the public health nurse. The 3-4 page paper includes an introduction to the community, photographs of selected areas, Windshield Survey findings, description of the population, vulnerable population description, and available resources. Include your conclusions about your community and your selected population for your practicum. (See additional details in Week 2 Assignment). Select at least 5 scholarly resources to support your assessment. Websites may be included but the paper must include 5 scholarly resources in its development. Grading Rubric: Review the Rubric on page 2 to guide you in writing your assignment. The Rubric is also your instructor’s guide to grading your assignment. Format / Template: Please use the Walden University. Walden templates: General templates: APA course paper template with advice (6th ed.). Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-2774360 (Notice the webinar on using a template. Delete the abstract page in the template. This is not required for this course).The template includes the correct font and formatting: 12 pt. Times New Roman font, double spacing, and 1 inch margins on all sides. ** Writing Checklist ** (at end of document) Review the items on the checklist to ensure that you meet the next level of expectations of AWE Checklist (Level 4000). In particular please note new expectations for Use of evidence and Credit to Source. Use a scholarly voice. Refer to scholarly writing websites: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/scholarlywriting#s-lg-box-2773859 Submission Instructions: Before you submit your final assignment for grading, submit it to Safe Assign in the Week 5 Draft area of the course. Use the information provided in the Originality Report to revise your assignment. Paraphrasing and citing your sources in-text will decrease the similarity score. Click here http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ASCtii/ASCtiioriginality to learn how to interpret your originality score. Revise your assignment before submitting your assignment in response to the Week 5 Assignment. Please save your Assignment using the following naming convention: WK5Assgn+last name+first initial. In addition, use this naming convention for the title of your submission. Assignment Rubric Comments Points possible Required Content 160 Introduced the community including the name of the community and interesting or historical facts.( 20 pts) Described general population demographics of the community and noted whether this was borne out in the windshield survey (20 pts) Presented findings of windshield survey including pho.

1. NURS 4210 Assignment Rubric
Week 3 Windshield Survey/Community Assessment – Week 3
Day 7
Assignment:
Topic: The topic I originally chose was Drug Seekers and Drug
abuse in the Inland Empire.
Conduct a windshield survey in a section of your community as
viewed through the eyes of the public health nurse. The 3-4
page paper includes an introduction to the community,
photographs of selected areas, Windshield Survey findings,
description of the population, vulnerable population description,
and available resources. Include your conclusions about your
community and your selected population for your practicum.
(See additional details in Week 2 Assignment). Select at least 5
scholarly resources to support your assessment. Websites may
be included but the paper must include 5 scholarly resources in
its development.
Grading Rubric:
Review the Rubric on page 2 to guide you in writing your
assignment. The Rubric is also your instructor’s guide to
grading your assignment.
Format / Template:
Please use the Walden University. Walden templates: General
templates: APA course paper template with advice (6th ed.).
Retrieved from
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/gen
eral#s-lg-box-2774360
(Notice the webinar on using a template. Delete the abstract
page in the template. This is not required for this course).The
template includes the correct font and formatting: 12 pt. Times
New Roman font, double spacing, and 1 inch margins on all
sides.

2. ** Writing Checklist ** (at end of document)
Review the items on the checklist to ensure that you meet the
next level of expectations of AWE Checklist (Level 4000). In
particular please note new expectations for Use of evidence and
Credit to Source. Use a scholarly voice. Refer to scholarly
writing websites:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/scho
larlywriting#s-lg-box-2773859
Submission Instructions:
Before you submit your final assignment for grading, submit it
to Safe Assign in the Week 5 Draft area of the course. Use the
information provided in the Originality Report to revise your
assignment. Paraphrasing and citing your sources in-text will
decrease the similarity score. Click here
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ASCtii/ASCtiioriginality to
learn how to interpret your originality score. Revise your
assignment before submitting your assignment in response to
the Week 5 Assignment.
Please save your Assignment using the following naming
convention: WK5Assgn+last name+first initial. In addition, use
this naming convention for the title of your submission.
Assignment Rubric
Comments
Points possible
Required Content
160
Introduced the community including the name of the community
and interesting or historical facts.( 20 pts)
Described general population demographics of the community
and noted whether this was borne out in the windshield survey

3. (20 pts)
Presented findings of windshield survey including photographs
of the selected areas. (40 pts)
Described vulnerable populations, related social determinants,
and community strengths. (50 pts)
Included conclusions based on nursing assessment of the
community and selected population for practicum.(30 pts)
Use of Resources
Writer makes use of course resources as directed in the
assignment instructions. Resources are clearly identified when
used.
/20
Format and writing
Writer meets all of the Academic Writing. Expectations. Paper
is presented in a clean, professional format with few formatting,
typographic or other errors. (AWE 4000)
/20
Timeliness
Points may be deducted for late submissions. See policy in
syllabus.
Total

4. 200
Note: Please refer to the detailed explanation on page 3. Also,
please review the AWE 4000 documents that fully address
format and writing expectations.
Detailed explanation of Assignment expectations
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Does Not Meet Expectations
Required Content
160
Writer goes into depth in addressing the issues and brings
additional insights to the topic.
(145-160 pts)
Writer successfully addresses all issues and questions given in
the assignment details.
(119-144 pts)
Writer does not successfully address all aspects of the
assignment.
(0-118)
Use of Resources
20
Writer makes substantial and insightful use of resources as
supporting material. May also include additional resources.
(19-20 pts)
Writer makes use of course resources as directed in the
assignment instructions. Resources are clearly identified when
used.
(16-18 pts)
Writer does not use required resources appropriately.
(0-15 pts)
Format and Writing
20
AWE
4000
Writer meets all of the Academic Writing Expectations.

5. Paper is free of almost all errors, and is written in clear prose.
(19-20 pts)
Writer meets all of the Academic Writing Expectations. Paper is
presented in a clean, professional format with few formatting,
typographic or other errors.
(16-18 pts)
Writer does not meet basic expectations for academic writing
and/or paper contains substantial errors.
(0-15 pts)
Continue to Academic Writing Checklist next page…
Academic Writing Expectations Checklist
4000 level
The items noted below are areas where you can improve. Click
the links to access Writing Center resources: Notice new
requirements for this level.
· Sentence-level skills
|_| Using commas appropriately. See examples of the different
comma uses.
|_| Ensuring that pronouns match their nouns. See this
discussion of noun-pronoun agreement.
|_| Proofreading for grammar, mechanics, and spelling. Read
these proofreading tips.
· Paragraph-level skills
|_| Focusing each paragraph on one central idea (rather than
multiple ideas). See an explanation of how topic sentences
work.
|_| Ordering sentences logically in a paragraph. See an
explanation of how the MEAL plan builds a strong paragraph.
· Essay-level skills
|_| Structuring the paper (with an introduction, body, and
conclusion). See an explanation of outlining a paper to plan
organization.
|_| Making an overall argument. See description and examples

6. of thesis statements.
|_| Using transitions to guide the reader and show relationships.
See a guide to transitional phrases.
· Awareness of audience and discipline
|_| Writing in an academic voice. See the different facets of an
appropriately formal tone.
|_| Formatting the paper according to APA style guidelines. See
the course paper template for correct margins, spacing, font,
and more.
· Use of evidence
|_| Using readings, statistics, or data to effectively support a
claim. See examples of integrating evidence in a paper.
|_| Avoiding quotes. If used enclosing direct quotes in
quotation marks. Read about the purpose of quotation marks.
|_| Paraphrasing to avoid plagiarizing the source. See
paraphrasing strategies. (Paraphrase rather than quote -no more
than one quote)
|_| Use the most current evidence (usually ≤ 5 years old).
· Credit to source
|_| Using in-text citations appropriately. See examples of
citations in APA style.
|_| Setting up your reference list at the end of the paper or
discussion post. See this reference list overview.
|_| Formatting the reference entries according to APA style.
See common reference examples here.
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